[Exploration] Death Interrupted: how modern medicine is complicating the way we die

Based on experience in the ER and ICU, McMaster graduate and medical doctor, Blair Bigham explores modern death in his book Death Interrupted: How Modern Medicine Is Complicating The Way We Die. This talk explores personal and societal values as we navigate our own ends in the face of ever-advancing technology in health care. While designed to save lives, these machines often prolong death without offering hope of recovery.
Join us for a talk where Dr. Blair Bigham will explore how families and doctors can collaborate to balance hope with uncertainty in the face of technology and the final stages of life.
By registering and attending this webinar, you will be entered into a giveaway for a chance to win one of 10 copies of Dr. Bigham's book, Death Interrupted.
About our speaker:
Dr. Blair Bigham ’15 is an award-winning journalist, scientist and physician who trained in emergency and critical care medicine at McMaster and Stanford Universities. He was a Global Journalism Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Associate Scientist at St Michael’s Hospital. His work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, newscasts, podcasts and medical journals. He is co-host of the CMAJ Podcast and deputy editor at healthydebate.ca. He is currently an assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, where he studies public trust and science communications.
The Exploration Series is generously sponsored by the MasterCard program provided by our affinity partner BMO